# Logan Airport on The No Agenda Show

Logan Airport comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2010 to October 2020.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** August 2010 – October 2020
- **Related topics:** [Tsa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tsa.md), [Cancer Cluster](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cancer-cluster.md), [Blogger Bob](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/blogger-bob.md), [Body Scanners](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/body-scanners.md), [Boston](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston.md), [Child Pornography](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/child-pornography.md), [Dosimeter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dosimeter.md), [Dosimeters](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dosimeters.md), [Dulles Airport](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dulles-airport.md), [Infection](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/infection.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Logan Airport Testing, Swab Infection Theories, PCR Accuracy

- **Episode:** [1286: Rory's Dad](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1286-rory-s-dad.md)
- **Published:** 2020-10-15
- **Time:** 1:17:37–1:20:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1286-rory-s-dad/chapter/logan-airport-testing-swab-infection-theories-pcr-accuracy.md

Logan International Airport in Boston plans to implement mandatory COVID-19 testing for passengers in November. There is skepticism regarding the medical significance of nasal swabs, as the presence of viral material in the nostrils does not necessarily indicate a systemic infection. Some suggest that the testing system is "rigged" on the back end through cycle thresholds, making physical infection of swabs unnecessary for generating high case numbers.

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### TSA Boarding Pass Scanning and Employee Misconduct

- **Episode:** [400: This is How We Spin](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/400-this-is-how-we-spin.md)
- **Published:** 2012-04-15
- **Time:** 2:00:23–2:05:14
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/400-this-is-how-we-spin/chapter/tsa-boarding-pass-scanning-and-employee-misconduct.md

The TSA is testing new automated machines at Dulles, Houston, and San Juan airports that scan IDs and boarding passes to verify travelers. The hosts argue this is a data-tracking initiative rather than a security measure. Additionally, a TSA agent at Boston's Logan International Airport was recently arrested in a major child pornography crackdown, marking the third such incident in that location.

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### TSA Cancer Cluster Denials

- **Episode:** [318: Reckless & Provocative](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/318-reckless-provocative.md)
- **Published:** 2011-07-03
- **Time:** 2:20:26–2:22:14
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/318-reckless-provocative/chapter/tsa-cancer-cluster-denials.md

The TSA's "Blogger Bob" issued a statement denying the existence of a cancer cluster among employees at Boston Logan International Airport. The agency refuses to allow officers to wear dosimeters, claiming the radiation levels from backscatter scanners are too low to warrant monitoring. The hosts compare this to the irradiation of organic food, suggesting the government is ignoring health risks to employees and passengers.

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### TSA Cancer Clusters, Citizen's Dosimeter Patent

- **Episode:** [317: Blood and Treasure](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/317-blood-and-treasure.md)
- **Published:** 2011-06-30
- **Time:** 1:02:43–1:05:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/317-blood-and-treasure/chapter/tsa-cancer-clusters-citizen-s-dosimeter-patent.md

Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal concerns about cancer clusters among TSA employees at Logan International Airport. Simultaneously, the Department of Homeland Security has patented a "Citizen's Dosimeter" card to measure radiation exposure.

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### Logan Airport Security, TSA Pat-Downs, Body Scanners

- **Episode:** [229: Eggs & Poop](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/229-eggs-poop.md)
- **Published:** 2010-08-26
- **Time:** 1:35:29–1:37:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/229-eggs-poop/chapter/logan-airport-security-tsa-pat-downs-body-scanners.md

Boston's Logan Airport is implementing "enhanced pat-downs" that involve more invasive physical contact. The TSA claims these procedures are necessary to detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that might be concealed on the body and missed by scanners.

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